Dirty Harry is now outgunned: Smith & Wesson has introduced its biggest handgun ever, a .50-caliber Magnum. The five-shot revolver with an 8 1/2-inch barrel weighs about 4 1/2 pounds _ roughly a pound ...

Key point: Overkill as a weapon. In the world of firearms, there are plenty of boutique guns and calibers out there. Many are very powerful, but may have a very small market audience. Among the unique ...

A new caliber machine gun under partnered development with both Special Operations Command and the Marine Corps is set to replace the existing M240 machine gun platform for infantry units and, in some ...

The Army owns what’s called the Technical Data Package, or TDP, for the new lightweight .50-cal; vendors will have to “build to print” and execute the government’s existing specs, Battista explained.

Isnt this just -slightly- overkill for a pistol ?<BR><BR>http://popularmechanics.com/outdoors/firearms/2003/9/top_gun/<BR><BR><BR>my wrists ache just reading the ...

Re “A Powerful New Revolver Is Already Drawing Fire,” Feb. 14: Congratulations, Smith & Wesson, on your exciting new weapon of massive destruction. I’m sure the corporate parties have already begun.